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IT strategy
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April 28, 2017
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Apr'17
Nordea strikes partnership with Swedish mobile payment startup
Nordic bank links up with payments startup in its latest fintech project
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April 27, 2017
27
Apr'17
Case Study: How Swedish retailer Stayhard boosted sales online
Swedish retailer adopts cloud-based software to turn customer browsing into sales
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April 27, 2017
27
Apr'17
TSB launches first fruit of its owner’s proprietary system
TSB launches its first IT-based service built on its new core IT platform called Proteo
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April 26, 2017
26
Apr'17
Cloud-based IT services spending tops €1bn in Emea in first quarter
Demand for cloud-based IT services continues to grow in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with spending exceeding €1bn in the first quarter of 2017
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April 26, 2017
26
Apr'17
Globalisation creates Catch-22 for protectionists as India responds to threat of US visa clampdown
US government might have to negotiate with India before getting tough on its work visa regime
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April 26, 2017
26
Apr'17
As HSCN transition begins, NHS trusts prepare to make the leap
NHS customers around the UK are starting to transition their networks from the decade-old N3 service to the new HSCN
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April 26, 2017
26
Apr'17
How Oracle differentiates its IaaS against AWS
Cloud computing is changing both IT infrastructure and software development. We take a look at Oracle’s plans as it starts to compete with Amazon Web Services
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April 25, 2017
25
Apr'17
City University London launches undergraduate data science course after postgraduate success
Following the success of its postgraduate data science course, London university launches undergraduate programme
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April 24, 2017
24
Apr'17
Gulf Air refreshes storage and server farm hardware with Dell EMC
Airline completes major project to revamp its storage infrastructure with Dell EMC technologies
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April 24, 2017
24
Apr'17
SAP board member talks Middle East investment
In an interview with Computer Weekly, SAP’s chief financial officer, Luka Mucic, talks up the significance of the UAE and wider Middle East region in terms of IT transformation
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April 19, 2017
19
Apr'17
Trump’s clampdown on use of immigrant IT workers may have little impact
US president's latest executive order aims to reduce the number of immigrant IT workers in the country
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April 19, 2017
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Apr'17
How Dutch university quickly connected thousands of students to new learning management system
Dutch university TU Delft is replacing its legacy learning management system after 17 years
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April 19, 2017
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Apr'17
Robotic automation takes off in the Nordics
Software robots are rapidly automating traditionally manual tasks at enterprises across the Nordic region
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April 18, 2017
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Apr'17
How to attract more women into the Gulf tech sector
Organisations in the Middle East need to increase the number of women in their IT workforces
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April 13, 2017
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Apr'17
Enterprise adoption of encryption accelerating, study shows
Cloud adoption and escalating threats are accelerating adoption of encryption, a study has revealed
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April 11, 2017
11
Apr'17
Going mobile in Moscow: city digitisation the Russian way
Computer Weekly meets with Andrey Belozerov, strategy and innovations advisor to the CIO of Moscow, to learn how the city government is taking a joined-up approach to digitisation and smart city technology
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April 11, 2017
11
Apr'17
House of Fraser drops Oracle support to invest in multi-channel retail
IT departments need to cut costs to reinvest in new projects. House of Fraser has a multi-channel strategy and Oracle support wasn’t strategic
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April 10, 2017
10
Apr'17
Spending forecast shows early signs of on-premise server demise
The datacentre equipment market appears to be indicating the long-term impact of cloud computing on server sales
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April 10, 2017
10
Apr'17
Government outsourcing contracts to be extended due to Brexit
Government outsourcing contracts could be extended without renegotiation due to the civil service being overburdened with Brexit work
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April 07, 2017
07
Apr'17
Most UK companies not prepared for service provider failures
UK businesses are ill-prepared for the impact on their business resulting from the failure of an IT of business process supplier
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April 07, 2017
07
Apr'17
Cyber security fears are a barrier to fintech innovation
Survey shows most large financial services firms believe better visibility of cyber security controls within fintechs would improve prospects of partnering with them
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April 06, 2017
06
Apr'17
Sweden’s Bisnode consolidates outsourced IT
Swedish firm Bisnode brings multiple IT services contracts under one roof
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April 05, 2017
05
Apr'17
Middle East enterprises urged to embrace governance, risk and compliance
The enforcement of corporate governance issues is still variable throughout the Middle East and making a strong business case for investment in GRC can be a challenge.
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April 05, 2017
05
Apr'17
Technology investments core to JP Morgan Chase success
US investment bank is reaping the benefits of its $9.5bn annual technology spend
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April 05, 2017
05
Apr'17
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut gets sweet on cloud
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut is increasingly using cloud-based apps to improve productivity and reduce costs
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April 04, 2017
04
Apr'17
Analytics, internet of things to drive data volumes to 163ZB by 2025
IDC study predicts consumers as creators of data will decline as the enterprise, analytics and “life critical” scenarios push total volumes to a tenfold increase by 2025
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April 04, 2017
04
Apr'17
Outsourced water market IT system up and running
England’s competitive water and sewage market is now in operation, underpinned by an IT system from CGI
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April 04, 2017
04
Apr'17
Open Networking Summit expands collaboration around SDN and NFV
Standards bodies, suppliers, telecoms operators and academics gather in California for the annual SDN and NFV Open Networking Summit
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April 04, 2017
04
Apr'17
Nearly one in five Singapore business leaders bypassing IT
Frustrated with IT departments, business leaders are now taking technology matters into their own hands
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March 31, 2017
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Mar'17
Expanding business intelligence firm uses technology to bring in recruits
Chester-based GBG has saved £300,000 in recruitment costs and seen its ‘Glassdoor’ ratings jump from 1.9 to 4.2 out of 5
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March 30, 2017
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Mar'17
Government announces autonomous vehicle contest
Business secretary Greg Clark launches a contest to access funding from the government’s £100m connected and autonomous vehicle funding pot
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March 30, 2017
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Mar'17
HMRC contractors leave over inside IR35 ruling
HMRC has begun classifying its public sector contractors as "inside IR35", prompting fears of a digital "brain drain" at the organisation
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March 30, 2017
30
Mar'17
UK insurtech startups follow fintech example
UK startups focused on technology for insurance companies saw capital investments double last year
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March 29, 2017
29
Mar'17
Nordic CIO interview: Kari Finnskog, Västtrafik
Swedish transport authority has opened up its IT to ensure it provides customers with a service that suits them
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March 29, 2017
29
Mar'17
Russian Airline at home in the cloud
S7 Airlines in Russia looks set to move more of its IT to the cloud after successful infrastructure-as-a-service project
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March 24, 2017
24
Mar'17
AI and robots will 'create political instability' until humans find new occupations
The belief that advances in technology will create more jobs than they replace may no longer hold true
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March 24, 2017
24
Mar'17
Serco uses HR technology to cut recruitment bill
International outsourced services supplier Serco is investing in HR recruitment technology to help it hire 15,000 to 20,000 people a year
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March 22, 2017
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Mar'17
Tech City UK report trumpets nation’s digital economy
In its third TechNation report, Tech City UK says the nation leads the way in digital innovation across Europe
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March 22, 2017
22
Mar'17
ASEAN CIOs to spend more on digital transformation
Data analytics, internet of things and cyber security are some of the areas that have the most potential to transform businesses in the ASEAN region
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March 21, 2017
21
Mar'17
Heathrow Airport updates clunky loyalty scheme through cloud-based software and services
Streamlined loyalty programme doubles number of airport users and boosts average spend
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March 20, 2017
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Mar'17
How business analysts can bring a human touch to IT change programmes
Aviva business analyst David Beckham is keynoting at the Innovation, Business Change & Technology Forum on how his profession can help IT and other workers through trauma of change programmes
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March 20, 2017
20
Mar'17
Global business leaders hail UK tech sector’s innovation potential
KPMG report reveals global confidence in UK tech sector’s ability to create innovative products and services that are keenly adopted across the world
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March 15, 2017
15
Mar'17
Smart meters risk exacerbating problems of digital exclusion, says Ofgem
An Ofgem report has warned of the difficulties in getting consumers to engage with smart meters
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March 15, 2017
15
Mar'17
Biggest pain in backup is lack of storage capacity, survey finds
Ever-growing need for more storage is the biggest problem for backup, followed by administration overheads, poor performance, scalability and multi-supplier complexity
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March 15, 2017
15
Mar'17
National Theatre moves to Office 365
The National Theatre is increasingly using cloud technology, with the implementation of cloud-based productivity tools its latest move
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
What’s in the UK government’s 5G strategy?
The UK government’s 5G mobile strategy was released to coincide with the Spring Budget. We look at some of its key aims
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
Digital Economy Bill amended to protect Openreach pensions
The government introduces an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to protect the pensions of BT employees transferring into the newly independent Openreach business
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
Portakabin’s biggest-ever IT investment unifies CRM
Modular construction firm is moving to a single source of business information through cloud technology and services
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March 13, 2017
13
Mar'17
Royal Dutch Touring Club stimulates innovation and renewal of ICT
Dutch motoring club has shaped its business in a way that enables the business and IT department to innovate together
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March 13, 2017
13
Mar'17
Vodafone brings offshore contact centre work to UK
Mobile operator Vodafone is creating 2,100 jobs in the UK by reducing the amount of call centre work done offshore
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March 13, 2017
13
Mar'17
Danish shipping company uses blockchain in IBM partnership
Maersk and IBM test out the application of blockchain technology to track and manage the paper trail of shipping containers around the world
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March 12, 2017
12
Mar'17
IDC survey reveals Middle East CIO challenges
CIOs in the Middle East have three huge digital transformation challenges this year, even before they start to look at what technologies to use
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March 10, 2017
10
Mar'17
HPE plots next move on services
HPE’s financial results suggest it has not had a good time in the IT services and outsourcing business. Will it be third time lucky?
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March 08, 2017
08
Mar'17
Driving change is key barrier in APAC digital transformation
Rallying employees and business partners around digital engagement efforts is just one of the challenges facing companies in the region
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March 08, 2017
08
Mar'17
Centrica eliminates more than 20 IT systems after replacing SAP with cloud HR technology
Energy and services company claims major savings in IT costs after moving its HR services to the cloud
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March 08, 2017
08
Mar'17
Spring Budget advances 5G strategy and broadband funding
The government has launched its 5G mobile strategy to coincide with Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget, and has revealed more details of its planned broadband investment
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March 08, 2017
08
Mar'17
Investment industry to spend $2.8bn on AI by 2021, expected to cut quarter of a million jobs
230,000 jobs in the capital markets sector globally will be defunct because of the adoption of artificial intelligence technology
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March 07, 2017
07
Mar'17
Country as a service becoming reality in Estonia
Programme to help foreigners set up businesses in Estonia through virtual residency is gathering pace
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March 07, 2017
07
Mar'17
Bank branches still more popular than mobile apps for new accounts
Major research reveals the opportunities and challenges facing fintech firms
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March 07, 2017
07
Mar'17
ZF Group opens doors to Hyderabad tech centre
German car parts manufacturer ZF Group opens a technology centre in India to focus on software lead innovation
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March 06, 2017
06
Mar'17
IT staff recruitment poses major challenge in UAE and wider region
Organisations in the Middle East must create competitive IT recruitment strategies if they are to attract the right people
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March 06, 2017
06
Mar'17
Challenger bank Monzo knocked down by card processor outage
Bank’s customers unable to make transactions as third-party card processor systems go offline
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March 06, 2017
06
Mar'17
Deutsche Bank creates group-wide CIO role
New chief will drive technology transformation across the bank
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March 06, 2017
06
Mar'17
Cisco UK CEO sees chance to drive digital inclusion after Brexit
Cisco’s new UK and Ireland CEO Scot Gardner speaks to Computer Weekly about the supplier’s role in driving Britain’s industrial and digital strategies, supporting startups and skills, and the impact of Brexit
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March 02, 2017
02
Mar'17
BT to create 1,700 apprenticeships and graduate jobs
BT has announced it will create 1,700 apprentice and graduate positions across its group businesses this year
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March 02, 2017
02
Mar'17
Swedish municipality Järfälla signs €14m outsourcing deal
Swedish municipality signs a new IT services partner to drive digital transformation
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March 02, 2017
02
Mar'17
Dutch manufacturer standardises internal IT services through Unisys
Metal-based product maker Constellium wants to cut the costs associated with its disparate IT support operation through a contract with Unisys
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March 01, 2017
01
Mar'17
MWC 2017: Tata helps telcos transition to digital
Tata Communications Transformation Services has launched a digital transformation plan to help telecoms and mobile operators transition from communications service providers to digital service providers
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February 27, 2017
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Feb'17
Hundreds more sub-postmasters apply to join group action against Post Office
Initial hearing regarding sub-postmasters who say they were wrongly punished for false accounting reveals admission by Post Office legal team
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
MWC 2017: Global mobile operators to use big data for social good
The GSMA has launched the Big Data For Social Good initiative, drawing together the big data capabilities of mobile network operators to address humanitarian crises around the world
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
MWC 2017: BT showcases network startups and 5G for VR
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, BT announces new research into network design and build, and explores the future of 5G networks
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February 24, 2017
24
Feb'17
Number of people hit by professional financial cyber attack grows after lull
Kaspersky Labs reports that the number of people hit by financial cyber attack grew in 2016 after falling in the previous two years
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February 23, 2017
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Feb'17
Lords pressurise government over broadband USO
In a House of Lords debate on the Digital Economy Bill, peers passed an amendment to set the minimum standard speed for broadband at 30Mbps
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February 23, 2017
23
Feb'17
Starling Bank opens API with hackathon
Challenger bank Starling opens its API up to developers in hackathon at Google’s London Campus
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February 23, 2017
23
Feb'17
BDUK head Chris Townsend to step down
Government executive Chris Townsend, who oversees the DCMS-run BDUK rural broadband programme, is to step down in April
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February 21, 2017
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Feb'17
Australian bank implements cloud-based people management software
Digital bank chose software as a service when it wanted more from its HR systems
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February 21, 2017
21
Feb'17
Half of enterprises to start digitising networks by 2019, says Cisco
At Cisco Live Europe in Berlin, Cisco offers an insight into key networking trends and announces new products and upgrades to support and secure the digitisation of the network
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February 21, 2017
21
Feb'17
Oracle fleshes out APAC cloud strategy
Enterprise IT giant Oracle is looking to better serve APAC customers with data sovereignty requirements
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February 20, 2017
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Feb'17
Netherlands expertise unravels enterprise blockchain
Dutch hackathons, pilots and projects are building new applications based on blockchains
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February 17, 2017
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Feb'17
HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology
The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions
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February 15, 2017
15
Feb'17
UAE bank builds predictive marketing models
Rakbank is using SAS analytics software to better understand its customers following a successful implementation of the supplier’s anti-money laundering software
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February 14, 2017
14
Feb'17
ONF lays out innovation roadmap for SDN and NFV
The Open Networking Foundation unveils its Open Innovation Pipeline to guide the next phase of development of software-defined and virtualised networking tech
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February 13, 2017
13
Feb'17
Autodata turns to big data to predict vehicle failures
Vehicle data company sees 30% jump in revenue after moving to open source software and opening its data to garages, insurers and parts companies
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February 10, 2017
10
Feb'17
MWC 2017: 4G still has plenty of mileage, say mobile analysts
5G is likely to be a hot topic at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which kicks off at the end of February, but operators should be paying more attention to getting more out of their 4G networks
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February 09, 2017
09
Feb'17
Government transformation strategy aims to 'restore faith in democracy', says minister
Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer outlines his ambitious hopes for the new government transformation strategy at its launch
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February 09, 2017
09
Feb'17
Case study: Australia’s Salmat to go cloud-only after getting a taste for the technology
Australian marketing company Salmat plans to move everything it can into the cloud following a highly successful initial SaaS implementation
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
How a Dublin court case could derail EU-US data privacy agreements
The Irish Commercial Court will consider whether privacy protection offered by standard contractual clauses for data transfers to the US from Europe is legally valid
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
UK fintech investments slump over Brexit fears
Investment in UK financial technology companies fell in 2016 because of the uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote
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February 07, 2017
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Feb'17
Middle East and North Africa public cloud spend to hit $2bn by 2020
Middle East-based organisations are turning to public cloud services, with software as a service driving a major year-on-year spending increase
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February 07, 2017
07
Feb'17
The internet of things gains traction in business
While consumers are buying more IoT, the wheels are starting to turn in an industry set for an IoT revolution
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February 06, 2017
06
Feb'17
Government digital transformation strategy finally set to be published this week
The much-delayed plan – now expected to be known as the government transformation strategy – is due to be announced by Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer
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February 03, 2017
03
Feb'17
CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, Yodel
Parcel delivery firm has seen significant business improvements from a digital transformation programme and replacement of legacy IT systems
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February 03, 2017
03
Feb'17
Alexa speaks Amazon sales success
Amazon reports growth in Alexa-powered services in latest financial filing
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February 03, 2017
03
Feb'17
London Fire Brigade system crashes cause delays reacting to emergencies
Control room system crashes have been causing delays in London Fire Brigade response times
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February 01, 2017
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Feb'17
Cloud project success gives Aster appetite for more
The success of a cloud project at Aster Group gives the IT department the task of having to curb enthusiasm for the cloud
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January 31, 2017
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Jan'17
Open source cloud community condemns President Trump immigration ban
Tech leaders from several major open source cloud initiatives condemn President Donald Trump's travel ban, and claim it could harm diversity and hinder the tech industry's wider innovation potential
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January 30, 2017
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Jan'17
Report blames human and legacy system failure for Yorkshire hospital problems
Old technology and human error combined to cause major IT outage at Yorkshire NHS trust, review finds
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January 27, 2017
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Jan'17
Growing UK's tech skills base will make or break prime minister's industrial strategy, panel claims
Speakers at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's industrial strategy debate demand greater clarity on how the government intends to tackle the UK tech and science sector's skills, diversity and regional inequalities
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January 26, 2017
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Jan'17
MoD accelerator launches Enduring Challenge tech contest
Enduring Challenge seeks to bring innovative technology to the front line for the UK’s armed forces and security services
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January 26, 2017
26
Jan'17
Human-centric technologies will dominate next three years
Accenture says businesses will develop technology and services to match human behaviour in the next few years